Quick and Easy Candied Jalapenos

I know you have tried these candied jalapenos before. These are served at parties with cream cheese. Irresistible, yes. Expensive to buy from the store too. Now make them at home with this recipe for easy candied jalapenos.

This recipe has just two ingredients, yes two. Maybe I should call these two ingredient candied jalapenos. I was recently at a party over the holidays when a friend of mine mentioned how easy these are to make. She was right. She looked up an old recipe that came out of the Houston Chronicle, and these were quite frankly amazing.

I know many stores sell these under names like “Cowboy Candy” or “Kandy Crisp Jalapenos”, and they can be very expensive. You can make these from scratch quickly and easily. This recipe makes so many that you can give these as gifts.

I always save glass jars this way when I want to package a few of these peppers up for someone I have something on hand to do so. Of course, you can always buy some small canning jars to put these in, but the old mustard jars work well too.

For this recipe, you are going to purchase a large can of jalapenos. Many grocery stores sell these, as does Sam’s and Costco. They may be known as nacho pepper slices or pickled jalapeno slices. You are going to purchase these in the large number 10 can. This can for me was the 6 pound and 4 ounces of the la Costena brand, your can may vary slightly in the weight. These are very inexpensive, for me, this large can be less than 8 dollars from Kroger.

This recipe also requires sugar, the plain old white sugar. I also suggest a large colander and a large air tight container. The first thing, you need to do, is to drain the peppers. I opened my can and drained them for about 15 minutes before I continued. You will then dump the jalapenos into a large container and add 5 cups of sugar to the peppers and stir them up very well.

You will need to stir the jalapenos every day for the next 5 or 6 days. A spicy sweet syrup will develop, and you will be ready to enjoy these. At this point, you can put these into small jars.

You can use these on hamburgers, simply poured over cream cheese as a great snack, or you may even want to put them into a martini.

Quick and Easy Candied Jalapenos

These quick and easy candied jalapenos are perfect for gifts or your own personal enjoyment. These candied jalapenos have just the right amount of spice and sweetness.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Gift Recipes

Ingredients

6poundspickled jalapenos

5cups sugar

Instructions

Drain jalapenos in a large sieve or colander for about 15 minutes. You may need to do this in batches. You can save the drained juice for other recipes. Pour drained jalapenos into a large container that can be closed with a lid, or wrapped with plastic. Pour five cups of sugar over the jalapenos and stir well. Cover container and place into the refrigerator. Stir the jalapenos once a day for five days. On the sixth day you may repackage the peppers into smaller glass jars. Store these in the refrigerator. These will stay fresh for about 60 days.

About Stephanie

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

plz help making this for a potluck, in pix u have it on top of crackers and crm cheeze,so r u suppose to dip in crm chz and jalapenos. Can this be served at room temperature. U c the party doesnt start till 6pm. Can i take in mason jar, and pour in dish, on top of crm cheese. any suggestions would b greatly appreciated.

Thank you for all the good recipes that you create. I have one I wish you could duplicate. It is from the “The Jalapeno Tree Mexican Restaurant” it is called, Mexican fajita dip, and is served with their grilled Specialties. Thanks you, Keep up the good work you do!! Mary Pat G.

I love how you recreate recipes. I am 76, and not much of an adventious cook as I used to be. You inspire me with your recipes and I am certainly going to be using them. I appreciate your recipe for Candied Jalapinos (sp) I bought a small bottle, about the size of a small pimento bottle for $3.00 at a church bizzare. Thank you so much for your recipe.

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